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forces from afghanistan. the state sends the wrong message to our friends and our enemies. >> i have long believed that the most urgent need in afghanistan is to provide the training, from basic training, to mentoring, to side-by-side partnering on the battlefield. shepard: we are now told by the white house that the 2012 drawdown, beginning in the summertime, would be conditions based. so, it is not what senator mccain was talking about. uh husecretary gates made cleart was at stake. >> failure would mean a taliban takeover of much, if not all, of the country. taliban controlled areas could become a sanctuary for al qaeda and a sanctuary for resurgent military groups on the offensive in pakistan. shepard: steve has more from the pentagon, but first we're going to major garrett at the white house. the press secretary sounded more certain than the military leaders on capitol hill. now we are getting messages from wire services that it is conditions based. >> yes, conditions based in a way that is different fro
forces from afghanistan. the state sends the wrong message to our friends and our enemies. >> i have long believed that the most urgent need in afghanistan is to provide the training, from basic training, to mentoring, to side-by-side partnering on the battlefield. shepard: we are now told by the white house that the 2012 drawdown, beginning in the summertime, would be conditions based. so, it is not what senator mccain was talking about. uh husecretary gates made cleart was at stake....
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>> well, afghanistan is 1/3 larger than iraq. afghanistan has not 8 million more people. it has more challenging terrain and in no infrastructure. mike: why is it that the same people who were so opposed to being in iraq that we should go into afghanistan? >> it gets back to what i said at the beginning, this is where the threat emanated from that attacked us on 9/11. if we did not defeat this threat, then these actors will continue to find hosts in meese uncovered areas and continue to plan attacks against us -- in these uncovered areas and continue to plan attacks against us. this is a transnational actor, al qaeda, that has declared they want to destroy our way of life. if there is any greater vital interest that we have, i don't know what it is. mike: isn't there a delicate balance between having enough troops to get the job done and offending the people? >> you have to balance between having too many troops so that you are an occupying force and not having too few troops. right now, with the drive towards about 70,000 troops, you were just belibelow the occupying for
>> well, afghanistan is 1/3 larger than iraq. afghanistan has not 8 million more people. it has more challenging terrain and in no infrastructure. mike: why is it that the same people who were so opposed to being in iraq that we should go into afghanistan? >> it gets back to what i said at the beginning, this is where the threat emanated from that attacked us on 9/11. if we did not defeat this threat, then these actors will continue to find hosts in meese uncovered areas and...
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reaction and the road ahead in afghanistan. i am shepard smith and this is fox news. >> i support fully and without hesitation the president's decision. >> failure in afghanistan would mean a taliban takeover. what concerns me is the president's decision to sent -- to set an arbitrary date to withdraw troops from afghanistan. shepard: going straight to the heart of the strategy, plus, reaction. >> adding more troops over here would make a big difference. shepard: response from the taliban. first, we cannot afford to fail in afghanistan. that theme was repeated again today during hearings on president obama's plan to deploy tens of thousands more troops. some of his top officials testified before congressional panels in an effort to sell the strategy. the secretary of state hillary clinton, the defense secretary robert gates, and the joint chiefs chairman admiral mullen spoke to both democrats, who say troops should be leaving afghanistan, and republicans, who argue we must strengthen the commitment. >> rank the consequences of
reaction and the road ahead in afghanistan. i am shepard smith and this is fox news. >> i support fully and without hesitation the president's decision. >> failure in afghanistan would mean a taliban takeover. what concerns me is the president's decision to sent -- to set an arbitrary date to withdraw troops from afghanistan. shepard: going straight to the heart of the strategy, plus, reaction. >> adding more troops over here would make a big difference. shepard: response from...
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forces in afghanistan. steve hayes, senior writer for "the weekly standard" and mara liasson of national public radio and syndicated columnist charles kraut krauthammer. charles. >> the president is stuck and appears undecided. it is remarkable for the president in the middle of a war after he has been the commander in chief for over eight months to admit he doesn't have a strategy, so he doesn't want to commit the forces until he has a strategy. well, he needs a strategy or while our troops are out in the field and if the reports about what mcchrystal is asking for are true, that is going to be a giant leap. this is a situation of all in or not in at all. i think it's the right kind of decision, because mcchrystal, and of course general petraeus, who was the conceiver and the man who carried out the surge in iraq, had a sense that you either have to do it right or you don't try it at all. now, obama's problem is this. his political advisors are crom completely against anything of this kind. they don't want
forces in afghanistan. steve hayes, senior writer for "the weekly standard" and mara liasson of national public radio and syndicated columnist charles kraut krauthammer. charles. >> the president is stuck and appears undecided. it is remarkable for the president in the middle of a war after he has been the commander in chief for over eight months to admit he doesn't have a strategy, so he doesn't want to commit the forces until he has a strategy. well, he needs a strategy or...
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with respect to afghanistan. that makes it frustrating for president and those who believe in his policy, that there is so much talk about what joe biden beavs in, what advice he is giving and what is happening. >> bret: up next, russia wantsÑ;7 >> bret: finally tonight, have you been watching the world cup? come on. team u.s.a., that amazing goal against algeria. well, some fans say the u.s. team really is the victim of some bad calls from the refs there. there may be anti-u.s. bias of some kind. we wanted to check it out. we went back to the tape. you decide. >> still might be -- wonderful opportunity. and, again, and, yes, it's in. it's going to be disallowed for our side. look, look, right there. right there. all right. >> bret: pretty clear. we did find out that congressman kendrick meek was in fact a boy scout leader. we wanted to clear that up. thanks for inviting us into your home
with respect to afghanistan. that makes it frustrating for president and those who believe in his policy, that there is so much talk about what joe biden beavs in, what advice he is giving and what is happening. >> bret: up next, russia wantsÑ;7 >> bret: finally tonight, have you been watching the world cup? come on. team u.s.a., that amazing goal against algeria. well, some fans say the u.s. team really is the victim of some bad calls from the refs there. there may be anti-u.s....
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and afghanistan. >>shepard: in any war, especially here, you want to break the will of the people you fight against and if they can get to this crime syndicate some suggest that could an big deal indeed. >>reporter: the problem is the world, whether it is that network or another, that is not broken at the moment. karzai is looking for talks with the taliban and setting tough preconditions but the taliban are not interested because they have control, they have control of huge parts of pakistan and they have control of afghanistan, area, too, they feel like they are winning and that the success withdrawing and they are telling everyone that. the pakistanis feel the u.s. is with drawing and they are worried so they are not prepared to give up the taliban and give up the taliban card when they feel this sense that the alliance with the u.s. is shaky. you have to understand that the pakistanis were burned in the 1990's when the u.s. withdrew and they are worried the u.s. will with draw again so they keep t
and afghanistan. >>shepard: in any war, especially here, you want to break the will of the people you fight against and if they can get to this crime syndicate some suggest that could an big deal indeed. >>reporter: the problem is the world, whether it is that network or another, that is not broken at the moment. karzai is looking for talks with the taliban and setting tough preconditions but the taliban are not interested because they have control, they have control of huge parts...
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it is the same in afghanistan. the second coming even greater concern i have is that we lost sight going to afghanistan and went there to shatter al qaeda, which is important to do. there is no al qaeda presence in this province, so we thought of it as a trap for expansion of the mission, and we're not concentrating as intensely as we should be on al qaeda and trying to build a model state in afghanistan, a country that does not matter, to defeat the taliban, and they are not great fighters. they are hillbillies with guns. and what the obama administration must do is to ask the question what are we really trying to do in afghanistan? jon: is not the case that because of taliban support of al qaeda it was essentially a vacuum, a place where the taliban -- where al qaeda was allowed to set up training camps and so forth? if we were to pull out now, you have the conditions created for that same thing to continue, would you? >> absolutely. i would not recommend a pullout. but the taliban and last year or so before and
it is the same in afghanistan. the second coming even greater concern i have is that we lost sight going to afghanistan and went there to shatter al qaeda, which is important to do. there is no al qaeda presence in this province, so we thought of it as a trap for expansion of the mission, and we're not concentrating as intensely as we should be on al qaeda and trying to build a model state in afghanistan, a country that does not matter, to defeat the taliban, and they are not great fighters....
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i have been to afghanistan. i do not get any confidence that we can impose our type of democracy on that nation. i do not like it, but i do not wanted united states to lose to the taliban. i think that is a disaster with unintended consequences all day long, congressman. >> we have got to have some new thinking on this, because the idea of a safe haven, yes, we could stay in afghanistan, but at what price? at the price of escalating a war with pakistan? more troops? russia had i think 112,000 troops at its peak. general mcchrystal has a plan that would put us over 100,000. the track that we are on is the same track that russia -- bill: is a continuation, and the afghan people by and large like us. they like us, but they heeded the russians, but they feared the taliban because they do not have security. now, you mentioned pakistan, congressman. pakistan has taken pretty good action to kurt the taliban itself. the afghan war is not hurting the pakistanis right now. in fact, if we pull out, but taliban will be stro
i have been to afghanistan. i do not get any confidence that we can impose our type of democracy on that nation. i do not like it, but i do not wanted united states to lose to the taliban. i think that is a disaster with unintended consequences all day long, congressman. >> we have got to have some new thinking on this, because the idea of a safe haven, yes, we could stay in afghanistan, but at what price? at the price of escalating a war with pakistan? more troops? russia had i think...
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ambassador to afghanistan. mcchrystal aide called jim jones, national security advisor, a "clown." >> the magnitude and the greatness of the mistake here are profound. is mcchrystal's job in jeopardy? >> we'll have more to say after that meeting. i'd say all options are on the table. >> reporter: u.s. casualties in afghanistan now longer war than vietnam recently hit 1,000. doubts are rising in democratic circles okaying president obama's request for additional war funds. in that atmosphere, white house wondered aloud if the leadership -- >> is capable and mature enough in prosecuting a war as important as afghanistan is to the national security. >> reporter: the top house democrat overseeing war funding fumed over mcchrystal's remarks. >> he thinks he is contemptuous of all the officials in the administration who are theoretically civilian superiors. that is a dangerous situation. >> reporter: senator john kerry, visible player on the war in afghanistan urged caution. >> all of us would be best served by backi
ambassador to afghanistan. mcchrystal aide called jim jones, national security advisor, a "clown." >> the magnitude and the greatness of the mistake here are profound. is mcchrystal's job in jeopardy? >> we'll have more to say after that meeting. i'd say all options are on the table. >> reporter: u.s. casualties in afghanistan now longer war than vietnam recently hit 1,000. doubts are rising in democratic circles okaying president obama's request for additional war...
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big news from afghanistan, as well. secretary of defense gates holding a surprise meeting with the afghanistan president karzai would claimed he wanted to join the taliban. knknknock knock. hey! it's finally ready. [ female announcer ] just because a counter looks clean, doesn't mean it is clean. but with one sheet of bounty, you'll have confidence in your clean. in this lab test, just one sheet of bounty leaves this surface three times cleaner than the bargain brands. want confidence thatour surfaces can get really clean? even with just one sheet? bring it. super durable... super absorbent... super clean. bounty. the clean picker upper. and for huge value? try bounty huge roll. >>shepard: israel and palestinian leaders are back talking again. the obama administration brokering the first direct negotiations between the governments since they stopped talk december 8 of 2008. secretary of state hillary clinton echoing the message from president obama saying while the u.s. wants peace, it can't and won't force it. >> the u
big news from afghanistan, as well. secretary of defense gates holding a surprise meeting with the afghanistan president karzai would claimed he wanted to join the taliban. knknknock knock. hey! it's finally ready. [ female announcer ] just because a counter looks clean, doesn't mean it is clean. but with one sheet of bounty, you'll have confidence in your clean. in this lab test, just one sheet of bounty leaves this surface three times cleaner than the bargain brands. want confidence thatour...
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you have been talking to troops in afghanistan and so much of the topic has been on afghanistan, obviously this would not be working were it not for the extraordinary sacrifices they make. >> thank you, mr. president. i put out an invitation for troops and their families and i will give you two or three of them. mr. president, if this hand off in withdrawal are premature, what plans are in police if dealing with afghanistan that has fallen apart or possibly, again, under taliban rule? and i will do one more, do you feel that the reporting you received from the pentagon fully represents what the on the ground commanders assess, any disconnect between what the leaders feel the public want to hear and what is occurring on the ground, these are from troops i met who served in the area. >> let me take the second question first. i think that one of the thing i emphasize when i am talking to john allen or the joint chiefs or any of the officers who are in afghanistan, i cannot afford a whitewash. i cannot afford not getting the very best information in order to make good decisions. i should add,
you have been talking to troops in afghanistan and so much of the topic has been on afghanistan, obviously this would not be working were it not for the extraordinary sacrifices they make. >> thank you, mr. president. i put out an invitation for troops and their families and i will give you two or three of them. mr. president, if this hand off in withdrawal are premature, what plans are in police if dealing with afghanistan that has fallen apart or possibly, again, under taliban rule? and...
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are we fighting to win in irak and afghanistan anymore? do you think we're going to win in afghanistan at this point? the president says he needs a new plan now, he is going to start all over again now. yeah. don't pass the judgment on fort hood. i can't make a decision on afghanistan, and by the way, russia, syria and iran are our new friends and by the way, poland and england, you're kind of on your own. look at this board, america. look. i'm an alcoholic. i have bottomed out before. i have thought my life, my career, my family was over. i thought it was over. i didn't know i had a second chance. we always got a second chance, but you got to decide. i got a problem and i want to live. when you approach that bottom, you have two choices. you just let it go, and if you don't stop pretty soon, you will die. you will destroy yourself, or you say, wait, wait. put the brakes on here, i got a problem, but admitting that we have a problem is the first step, america. we got a problem. it's not barack obama. it is the republicans and the democrats
are we fighting to win in irak and afghanistan anymore? do you think we're going to win in afghanistan at this point? the president says he needs a new plan now, he is going to start all over again now. yeah. don't pass the judgment on fort hood. i can't make a decision on afghanistan, and by the way, russia, syria and iran are our new friends and by the way, poland and england, you're kind of on your own. look at this board, america. look. i'm an alcoholic. i have bottomed out before. i have...
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if somebody wants to come from afghanistan to pakistan or pakistan to afghanistan we are never going to be able to do it. we can never stop everybody from come can bag and north. they have sanctuary and limitless recruit am pool over there. we have killed a lot of people along this border and we can't kill everybody. >> staff sergeant bozel was back in port tuck et rhode island. now a very modest and dangerous home away from homes. >> pretty elementary? >> yes, very elementary. enough for the soldiers. >> what about incoming are you protected from direct fire or mortar fire? >> not really from a direct hit. >> you feel relatively safe? >> one of the best places. >> how do you feel out here? >> a lot of soldiers really enjoy the basic living gets you away from aloft of the bigger tick tour. >> i have a really tough question for you. >> army notre dame what with is it like? >> my father is a west point grad i am irish catholic. we are both notre dame. i would have to say notre dame. >> i thought you were going to make captain, dude. >> army notre dame. big issue. they play yankee staye
if somebody wants to come from afghanistan to pakistan or pakistan to afghanistan we are never going to be able to do it. we can never stop everybody from come can bag and north. they have sanctuary and limitless recruit am pool over there. we have killed a lot of people along this border and we can't kill everybody. >> staff sergeant bozel was back in port tuck et rhode island. now a very modest and dangerous home away from homes. >> pretty elementary? >> yes, very...
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talking about afghanistan. and in light of the attack in eastern afghanistan, this weekend, it left 8 american soldiers dead. and should president obama send more troops to beef up the nato forces there? u.s. commander general stanley mcchrystal has said the situation is serious, and thousands of new forces are necessary. it was a big topic on fox news sunday. >> i would support the request if that is what the president decides but i think there is also a decent case to be made that perhaps the afghans just can't do their part. >> one thing i can tell you, if we don't add more troops you'll see more of what happened yesterday, the security situation, is going to get worse, and any hope of better governance is lost and the taliban will reemerge. >> jamie: joining me, bret baier, filling in for chris wallace, good morning to you. >> bret: good morning, jamie. >> jamie: i'm sure the interview is informative and we'll get answers but we know the surge strategy worked in iraq. will we learn when more troops may be d
talking about afghanistan. and in light of the attack in eastern afghanistan, this weekend, it left 8 american soldiers dead. and should president obama send more troops to beef up the nato forces there? u.s. commander general stanley mcchrystal has said the situation is serious, and thousands of new forces are necessary. it was a big topic on fox news sunday. >> i would support the request if that is what the president decides but i think there is also a decent case to be made that...
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you have elections coming up in afghanistan. obviously he is not a fan of the government, but the key for the american victory is whether or not you can get a fungal afghanistan government in place, and in order to do, it you have to win right now. >> fred, we will get back to the question of troop levels in a minute but i want to pick up on the political issue about whether or not the democrats in congress will give the president the time to carry out this policy and whether he has the will, if they don't, like bush did, to take them on. >> no, of course they don't have the will to do that. i don't think there is any question about t look, they look at what happened to push. you remember, chris, what happened, in three plus years, it was bloodshed and defeat. americans were dying. pre-surge, pre-success of the surge, which success didn't really come until late 2007 and on into 2008. they look at that and say we don't want to have that, because they also see what it did politically, to bush, his popularity. it hurt the republica
you have elections coming up in afghanistan. obviously he is not a fan of the government, but the key for the american victory is whether or not you can get a fungal afghanistan government in place, and in order to do, it you have to win right now. >> fred, we will get back to the question of troop levels in a minute but i want to pick up on the political issue about whether or not the democrats in congress will give the president the time to carry out this policy and whether he has the...
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we are not leaving afghanistan in july of 2011. my opinion is that drawdowns will be limited numbers early on and as we are successful we will probably accelerate. but, again, it will depend on the conditions on the ground. >> and now, more mix messages from the administration. now long ago you had biden saying yes, we will withdraw significant numbers of troops in july of 2011 and over the weekend a "new york times" that has washington, dc, buzzing, about the so-called failure of the counterinsurgency strategy and the success of counterterrorism operations which is what bide were has been -- biden has been pushing. people on the ground are not talking about counterterrorism, they talking about winning the war. securing the population. when you see from "new york times" or elsewhere references to counterterrorism strategies, that comes from washington, dc, not from people on the ground. >> in fact, what we are seeing is they have success with the counterterrorist strategy and that is now, i think, the direction that j.p. wants to t
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we will go live to afghanistan. and the president's efforts to bring the olympics home to chicago may have failed. how much of a home field advantage is it anyway competing on your own turf. we're going to talk with a gold medallist that did just that. live from the nation's capital starts right now. >>> this is a "fox news" alert. a stunning new report says iran has the information it needs to make anatomic bomb. this news comes on the heels on word of a date that's been set for u.n. inspectors to examine a covert uranium enrichment facility. >> this draft report is compiled by nuclear experts at the atomic energy agency or iaea. the head of that agency is in iran this morning and has announced plans for his agency's inspectors to visit on october 25th, the underground enrich am site that iran kept secret until just last wreak. the exposure of that site is what led the experts to conclude that iran has sufficient information to design and produce a workable nuclear weapon. the report sites iran's work on high explo
we will go live to afghanistan. and the president's efforts to bring the olympics home to chicago may have failed. how much of a home field advantage is it anyway competing on your own turf. we're going to talk with a gold medallist that did just that. live from the nation's capital starts right now. >>> this is a "fox news" alert. a stunning new report says iran has the information it needs to make anatomic bomb. this news comes on the heels on word of a date that's been set...
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combat troops in afghanistan will leave by 2014 but the u.s. will continue to provide assist stance until 2014. although the details are a little vague. >> within this framework, we will work with the afghans to determine what support they need to accomplish to narrow security missions beyond 2014. counter-terrorism and continued training. but we will not build permanent bases in this country nor will we be patrolling in cities and mountains. that will be the job of the afghan people. >>> the president's trip to afghanistan was secret. air force one arrived and left before the sun even came up. a schedule that reflected both security needs and also the timing of a large u.s. television audience last night on a day when the administration marked one year since the death of osama bin laden. >>> one year ago from here in afghanistan the troops launched the operation that killed osama bin laden. the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. >> the president says part of his strategy is to reach out
combat troops in afghanistan will leave by 2014 but the u.s. will continue to provide assist stance until 2014. although the details are a little vague. >> within this framework, we will work with the afghans to determine what support they need to accomplish to narrow security missions beyond 2014. counter-terrorism and continued training. but we will not build permanent bases in this country nor will we be patrolling in cities and mountains. that will be the job of the afghan people....
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a big interview in afghanistan. in the last frontier, incumbent republican senator faces a huge upset. is the obama administration failing to enforce a law aimed to make sure troops get a chance to vote? live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm bret baier. one day after the commandant of the marine corps said talk of u.s. troops pull out of afghanistan next year is encouraging the taliban. there is silence from the white house that already replaced one military leader this summer. major garrett reports on the crucial issue of timing. >> president obama dodged question about iraq while on martha's vineyard. >> what is the status of the withdrawal timeline in afghanistan? commander there said the date may be helping the enemy. >> we know he was talking on july 11 and it's giving the enemy sustenance. we have intercepted communications that say we only have to hold out for so long. >> reporter: while the president vacations, the aides refuse to address conway's comment on the reco
a big interview in afghanistan. in the last frontier, incumbent republican senator faces a huge upset. is the obama administration failing to enforce a law aimed to make sure troops get a chance to vote? live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." good evening, i'm bret baier. one day after the commandant of the marine corps said talk of u.s. troops pull out of afghanistan next year is encouraging the taliban. there is silence from the white house that already...
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my second tour in afghanistan. i would like to say hi to my daughters in north carolina and mom and dad and the family, my sisters. i love and miss you. >> it's tough. it's a hard time being here. >> hi, my name is leslie and i have been here since april and i re deploy this april coming up and i want to say hi to my son. >> i want to ask the two moms here that we just heard. we will come back to you here in just a second. i want to ask the two moms, it has to be extraordinarily difficult. i can't imagine, i mean it is hard enough for me to be away. i have a three-year-old and a five-year-old now and it is hard enough to be away for the day. i can't imagine being away for days and days and days and days. and at christmas time. as a mom, what is that like for you two? >> well, it's hard and it is not just christmas but it was also thanksgiving and his birthday. he just turned five on october 5th. and i miss all of that but i call home as often as i can. and i will see him when i get back. >> god bless you. >> and ho
my second tour in afghanistan. i would like to say hi to my daughters in north carolina and mom and dad and the family, my sisters. i love and miss you. >> it's tough. it's a hard time being here. >> hi, my name is leslie and i have been here since april and i re deploy this april coming up and i want to say hi to my son. >> i want to ask the two moms here that we just heard. we will come back to you here in just a second. i want to ask the two moms, it has to be...
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but has there been enough discussion about the war in afghanistan? liz trotta with her commentary now. >> still notice word on the war if afghanistan from the men who are seeking the presidency, although we may have late comment from hem in the remaining two presidential debates, which will deal with foreign affairs. the war is on hold as the command waits for the election results and their marching orders from the old or new commander in chief. president obama has committed himself to 27 months more of fighting, until the withdrawal of the remaining 68,000 troops is complete. mr. romney, who indicates full-throated support for u.s. forces, may choose another path. meanwhile, the news from afghanistan is not good. al qaeda is back. the surge which made notable gains in the south, may soon be reversed by the influx of enemy operators. after 11 years of fighting the jihadis, afghanistan is still an an alluring opportunity to kill americans in central asia. for u.s. troops, it is not so great. in addition to bearing the brunt of self-defeating rules of
but has there been enough discussion about the war in afghanistan? liz trotta with her commentary now. >> still notice word on the war if afghanistan from the men who are seeking the presidency, although we may have late comment from hem in the remaining two presidential debates, which will deal with foreign affairs. the war is on hold as the command waits for the election results and their marching orders from the old or new commander in chief. president obama has committed himself to 27...
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he can't stay in the job in part because the war in afghanistan will be won in afghanistan, on the ground and in washington. over the next 12 months. the important thing is to have the presidential buy-in, so mcchrystal has to speak -- or whoever is the commander has to speak in president in unvarn niched way, give him the best advice and not be worried that he is damaged or not going to make the case because the president will hold it over his head. >> what makes mcchrystal indispensable, not that he has interior intellect or only man to conceive the plan but timing. he is now place. the attack on kandahar, supposed to be in place, he's the man working on it now. disruption of the plan, especially with the deadline next summer to begin withdrawaling, you can't change commanders in the field without losing time at a time it's impossible and dangerous if we do. >> chris: all right. tell us what you think should happen to general mcchrystal. go to the home page at foxnews.com/specialreport. vote in the online poll. we'll stay on the subject but a differents a fect the mcchrystal story, and
he can't stay in the job in part because the war in afghanistan will be won in afghanistan, on the ground and in washington. over the next 12 months. the important thing is to have the presidential buy-in, so mcchrystal has to speak -- or whoever is the commander has to speak in president in unvarn niched way, give him the best advice and not be worried that he is damaged or not going to make the case because the president will hold it over his head. >> what makes mcchrystal...
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new information about the plan of the president of afghanistan to end the war. can anyone be trusted? box three, several communities in arizona hammered by tornados. very unusual in the high country, dozens of homes in ruins and twisters derailed a huge freight train. more on the damage ahead. but, first, from fox at 3:00, a dramatic turn of events during a major terrorism trial. minutes before it was set to begin a federal judge blocked prosecutors from using a key witness, maybe the key witness because the key witness was subjected to harsh interrogations. in other words, torture. interrogation tactics that are illegal in the united states of america. human rights activists say it is, in fact, torture. for context this is a big deal because it is the first civilian trail for any gitmo detainee, sort of a road map for other terror suspects including the mastermind of 9/11. prosecutors accuse this man of conspiring to kill americans in the 1998 bombings of two u.s. embassies in africa in kenya. the attacks kill 224 people including 12 americans. our senior corre
new information about the plan of the president of afghanistan to end the war. can anyone be trusted? box three, several communities in arizona hammered by tornados. very unusual in the high country, dozens of homes in ruins and twisters derailed a huge freight train. more on the damage ahead. but, first, from fox at 3:00, a dramatic turn of events during a major terrorism trial. minutes before it was set to begin a federal judge blocked prosecutors from using a key witness, maybe the key...
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huh to do pakistan and afghanistan, because if the taliban takes over in afghanistan, it would obviously open it up for al qaeda to return there, and it would put enormous plesh pressure on pakistan and on and on and he was correct about that. what i worry about is what john mccain mentioned and that is a halfway measure, and that is the sort of 'em nations you feel coming out of the white house that he would do this, rather than affirm -- i think that's free choice. he could affirm the strategy and back general mcchrystal and send in more troops and go with joe biden and have just withdraw troops and have a counterterrorism strategy, which you can do anyway because we're already doing it. the president going after al qaeda chieftains and so on, or the third strategy, you don't change strategy but have a halfway measure and the one you hear is well, we'll send in ten thousand troops and they will be trainers for the afghan troops, in other words, we will say we're sticking there but it is a half measure and it will lead to defeat. that's what i'm afraid the white house will do. jim: char
huh to do pakistan and afghanistan, because if the taliban takes over in afghanistan, it would obviously open it up for al qaeda to return there, and it would put enormous plesh pressure on pakistan and on and on and he was correct about that. what i worry about is what john mccain mentioned and that is a halfway measure, and that is the sort of 'em nations you feel coming out of the white house that he would do this, rather than affirm -- i think that's free choice. he could affirm the...
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idutting troops in peril as he provided aid and comfort to our nation's e nemies in afghanistan. fueled by the pastos diverse plan since cancedle to burn the holy book, look at the antiamerican protests that erupted for the second day in the war torn nation. one ang crowd shouting death to america as they set fire outside one of our bases as if our heros over there needed any more problems. from earler in today her is the president. >> this is a day of remembrance. a day of reflection. and with god's grace, a day of unity and renewal. they may seek to spark conflict between different faiths but as americans we are not and never will be at war with islam. it was not a religion that attacked us that september day, it was al-qaeda. a sorry bandf men which perverts religion. an just as we condemn intolerance and extremism abroad, so will we stay true to hour traditions here at home s a diverse and tolerant nation. >> geraldo: while there is physical renewal, there was little unity around ground zero today. we planned a celebratione tonight of the rise of the new world trade center to
idutting troops in peril as he provided aid and comfort to our nation's e nemies in afghanistan. fueled by the pastos diverse plan since cancedle to burn the holy book, look at the antiamerican protests that erupted for the second day in the war torn nation. one ang crowd shouting death to america as they set fire outside one of our bases as if our heros over there needed any more problems. from earler in today her is the president. >> this is a day of remembrance. a day of reflection....
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combining afghanistan and iraq. we will see more of afghanistan than iraq, he will signal he is keeping his promise on iraq. in the headlines today, lots about yemen and the u.s. may have to put troops in yemen because that is a center spot for terrorism in the us. >>shepard: is it your sense that the chatter, deadline of summer next year to be out of iraq, the political opponents are chatting they think that may not hold. and no one is pushing back. are you hearing anything? >>reporter: general petraeus is pushing, saying, we are not going to hold to any straight deadline. we are not hearing from the white house anyone saying, we are open to anything that comes. people are looking. politically, if you look at the polls, americans do not like it. they do not want to be there. they do not want to be in iraq or afghanistan. >>shepard: bring them home. that is what the polls show. >>reporter: that is what we will see with the politicians. but, on the other hand if you talk to the military people, general petraeus and o
combining afghanistan and iraq. we will see more of afghanistan than iraq, he will signal he is keeping his promise on iraq. in the headlines today, lots about yemen and the u.s. may have to put troops in yemen because that is a center spot for terrorism in the us. >>shepard: is it your sense that the chatter, deadline of summer next year to be out of iraq, the political opponents are chatting they think that may not hold. and no one is pushing back. are you hearing anything?...
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suffers the single greatest loss of life in afghanistan. tonight reaction from the pent approximate gon and a look at the road ahead after losing some of america's best and bravest warriors. plus, a blow to our pride and our global status. america's triple a credit rating downgraded for the first time ever. in minutes, financial and political fall out and how it will affect you. >>> and would you do this for money in the man who entered the lion's cage and lived there for weeks. >> we'll have more in tan stan. helicopter crashing late last night in afghanistan near carul, the capitol. here's the scene today. 30 americans dead including elite navy seal team six. we learned that the group was not the one involved in the mission that killed osama bin laden in may. seven afghan troops and one translator died. president obama in camp david in maryland getting word of the crash and tonight our nation in mourning. mourning the greatest loss of american lives since combat in afghanistan a decade ago. jennifer? >>reporter: harris what i can confirm
suffers the single greatest loss of life in afghanistan. tonight reaction from the pent approximate gon and a look at the road ahead after losing some of america's best and bravest warriors. plus, a blow to our pride and our global status. america's triple a credit rating downgraded for the first time ever. in minutes, financial and political fall out and how it will affect you. >>> and would you do this for money in the man who entered the lion's cage and lived there for weeks....
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the violence is the highest levels here in afghanistan. commanders believe it will continue to increase before it is brought back down. >> julie: thank you very much. >> a show of force by russia's military like you've never seen before complete with costumes and even ballet. we have the video coming up next. california community overrun by peacocks? yes, peacocks, why residents say the color birds are not making such nice neighbors. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪? and get this year's colors up on the wall...this year. let's get better prices... and better paint. let's break out the drop cloths, rollers, brushes, and tape. let's start small. then go big. no matter what the budget. and when we're done, let's take a bow. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. behr premium plus ultra. the only interior paint and primer in one that's rated number one. [ male announcer ] we all need people who will be there for us in life. people who say, "we're with you, no matter what." at wachovia and w fargo, e're with you, when a house turns int
the violence is the highest levels here in afghanistan. commanders believe it will continue to increase before it is brought back down. >> julie: thank you very much. >> a show of force by russia's military like you've never seen before complete with costumes and even ballet. we have the video coming up next. california community overrun by peacocks? yes, peacocks, why residents say the color birds are not making such nice neighbors. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪? and get this year's colors...
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commanding general in afghanistan near mutiny. you have iran going around the clock to a nuclear weapon. you have violence sticking up in iraq. you have a border out of control. have you got 10% unemployment and a stagnant economy and an oil gusher. >> bill: i want you to think about, this all right? i want you to tell me exactly what you object to. when you say he takes vacations every two minutes. the only vacation i'm aware of is march that's vineyard last summer. >> two vacations since the oil well blew up. >> bill: tell me where he went and what he did. >> bill: not now because colmes is lonely over there. >> got to get our facts straight. >> bill: we may not have to go to you at all in this segment because i know you are going to say it doesn't matter, this, and that. let's face it the perception is from even your far left cronies like david letterman. >> i don't have any far left cronies. >> bill: here is the perception, roll the tape. >> when president obama found out that tony hayward was relaxing on his yacht, he was so
commanding general in afghanistan near mutiny. you have iran going around the clock to a nuclear weapon. you have violence sticking up in iraq. you have a border out of control. have you got 10% unemployment and a stagnant economy and an oil gusher. >> bill: i want you to think about, this all right? i want you to tell me exactly what you object to. when you say he takes vacations every two minutes. the only vacation i'm aware of is march that's vineyard last summer. >> two...
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soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in southern afghanistan today. our own fox news crew was with a unit that came under attack in kandahar. reporter connor powell shows us what happened. >> pop shots are getting closer. >> aware of a possible ambush, u.s. forces push up a wide canal in kandahar, spiritual home of the taliban. [ gunfire ] >> hey, make contact. [ gunfire ] >> u.s. and afghan troops have been walking down this canal for the last few minute trying to move up on the taliban, but the taliban surprised them and have now pinned the u.s. and afghan troops down in this little field here. [ gunfire ] the intense battle rages for more than 35 minutes before the taliban disappear, as quickly as they arrive. u.s. forces had hoped to push into a nearby town for face time with the locals, a key part of the strategy in afghanistan. but today, made it only 400 meters outside an abandoned school. >> get into the fields here, i mean, this is their territory. >> the meet and greet will have to wait for another day. today's meager advance represents the
soldiers were killed by roadside bombs in southern afghanistan today. our own fox news crew was with a unit that came under attack in kandahar. reporter connor powell shows us what happened. >> pop shots are getting closer. >> aware of a possible ambush, u.s. forces push up a wide canal in kandahar, spiritual home of the taliban. [ gunfire ] >> hey, make contact. [ gunfire ] >> u.s. and afghan troops have been walking down this canal for the last few minute trying to...
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if anybody can do it, david petraeus is the guy who can, that is prevail in afghanistan and prevailed defeating al-qaeda in iraq and he knows count counter insurgency and might rescue the president's policy, going into the sanctuaries in pakistan where the taliban can holed up. i hope for the sake of the country he's the big winner in 2011. still ahead what to look for in the next year, hour panel gazes into the crystal balls to bring you the stories and people you'll be talking about in the year ahead. salsa? ♪ [ female announcer ] the cleaner the counter, the smoother the counter. with bounty you can be confident you'll get your counter clean. in this lab test, one sheet of bounty leaves this surface 3x cleaner than the bargain brand. ♪ big mess? bring it. super absorbent, super durable, super clean. bounty. the clean picker upper. and for huge value, try bounty huge roll. >> well, health care reform, the mid term elections and the global economic crisis dominate the headlines in 2010, what will the new year bring. our panelists gazing into the crystal balls for the big stories
if anybody can do it, david petraeus is the guy who can, that is prevail in afghanistan and prevailed defeating al-qaeda in iraq and he knows count counter insurgency and might rescue the president's policy, going into the sanctuaries in pakistan where the taliban can holed up. i hope for the sake of the country he's the big winner in 2011. still ahead what to look for in the next year, hour panel gazes into the crystal balls to bring you the stories and people you'll be talking about in the...
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commander in afghanistan. joining us are two senators leading the debate on both issues, diane feinstein and lindsey graham. welcome back. >> thank you. >> chris: let's start with afghanistan. at the end of this week with mccrystal out and petraeus in, senator feinstein what, do we need to do differently to win the war? >> well, i don't pretend to be a general. i would say this, 40% of the territory is either taliban controlled or contested. in kandahar, it's probably 50% of the area. the taliban, in my view, is one part terrorist group, one part narco cartel today. afghanistan is still producing 90% of the opium/heroin in the world. it is a big problem. and i think that the surge really has to be brought to southern afghanistan and that's where the battle is going to be against the taliban. that's my view. you have a weak central government. it has to be but the tressed and has to become stable. has to be willing to pick up. the training is on target and now i understand as of yesterday, that the training of
commander in afghanistan. joining us are two senators leading the debate on both issues, diane feinstein and lindsey graham. welcome back. >> thank you. >> chris: let's start with afghanistan. at the end of this week with mccrystal out and petraeus in, senator feinstein what, do we need to do differently to win the war? >> well, i don't pretend to be a general. i would say this, 40% of the territory is either taliban controlled or contested. in kandahar, it's probably 50% of...
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having mutual interests in afghanistan. it's preposterous. iran supporting al-qaeda, we have evidence of the taliban and other groups in afghanistan, people who are killing our soldiers every day. nobody disputes this. we saw in wiki leak documents more details about the extent of the support. it's very troubling. if you are mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president is saying that we have mutual interests in afghanistan, you are meeting with hamid karzai and saying what is the president of the united states saying, doesn't he understand that we are basically at war in afghanistan? >> brett: what the administration is saying and doing on one hand and perhaps what hamid karzai is saying and doing? >> he loves playing u.s. and iran off of each other. he is upset about the early pull out in afghanistan, you are going to leave me, now this is going to happen. then on the other hand we have a sort of incoherent policy from washington, you wonder if state department is because you have two different messages coming out of the state department and white hou
having mutual interests in afghanistan. it's preposterous. iran supporting al-qaeda, we have evidence of the taliban and other groups in afghanistan, people who are killing our soldiers every day. nobody disputes this. we saw in wiki leak documents more details about the extent of the support. it's very troubling. if you are mahmoud ahmadinejad, the president is saying that we have mutual interests in afghanistan, you are meeting with hamid karzai and saying what is the president of the united...
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commander in afghanistan won't say the u.s. is winning or losing in afghanistan. we'll hear what the fox all-stars think when we come back. - ( electricity sparking ) - ( printing press starting up ) ( choral grunts ) - ( ringing ) - ( skidding car tires ) ( mechanicals from inside titanic engine room ) - ( record scratches ) - ( people scream ) ( train whistle blowing ) ( growing faster, louder, more horrifying ) ( screaming ) ( loud game whistle blows ) announcer: stop. time out. there is no more money. they spent it all. wasted on bailouts and pork. now they want trillions for healthcare? let's take a breath. fix our economy first. - but they just won't stop. - ( sound of printing press starting back up ) well, together we can make them stop. join millions signing our demand letter at trustcommonsense.com. sign today, before it's really too late. national republican trust pac is responsible for the content of this message. you're ready for the mid-morning rush thanks to a good breakfast. one coffee with room, one large mocha latte. medium macchiato, light hot c
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without winning in afghanistan. >> well, i think that is just clearly wrong. and i think you have a situation, now, somehow, where the president made a decision in march, about the strategy and he was going to go with counterinsurgency and suddenly you have vice president biden portrayed as an expert on counterterrorism and general mcchrystal is the expert on counterterrorism and knows how it works and did it for four years and knows that that cannot work alone in afghanistan and pakistan we have to be able to shore up the elements inside pakistan, who want to go after the taliban and there are elements particularly in the pakistani intelligence services who want to ali them sels with the -- ally themselves with the taliban and if we -- the dithering we have seen the last couple of months, if we make a decision we'll pull out to any extent and we will not be aggressively doing what it takes to win, that will send a clear message to elements inside pakistan that, you know, making a deal with the taliban is a better bet and will weaken the people like this chief
without winning in afghanistan. >> well, i think that is just clearly wrong. and i think you have a situation, now, somehow, where the president made a decision in march, about the strategy and he was going to go with counterinsurgency and suddenly you have vice president biden portrayed as an expert on counterterrorism and general mcchrystal is the expert on counterterrorism and knows how it works and did it for four years and knows that that cannot work alone in afghanistan and pakistan...
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. >>> american men and women fighting in afghanistan. colonel oliver north embedded with the special operations task force in kandahar battling taliban targeting the opium operations that fund it. >> just days ago, an afghan national security forces truck like this wouldn't dare have ventureed into the city. city of marjah it took two weeks heavy fights -- and the national army to secure the streets of this once taliban stronghold. today our fox news team was granted exclusive access to a visit by dea administrator and u.s. ambassador wayne. this is the heart of opium country. enormously challenging environment. soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines out here and your dea agents. what are they doing to stop this harvest? >> not only the heart of opium country, the heart of the insurgency. we have a plan to bring our national unit and counterparts into the area and using intelligence developed over the past several months we'll be able to go in and interdict the opium moving out of the area and go after the actual drug traffickers. >> ambassa
. >>> american men and women fighting in afghanistan. colonel oliver north embedded with the special operations task force in kandahar battling taliban targeting the opium operations that fund it. >> just days ago, an afghan national security forces truck like this wouldn't dare have ventureed into the city. city of marjah it took two weeks heavy fights -- and the national army to secure the streets of this once taliban stronghold. today our fox news team was granted exclusive...
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places in afghanistan. roadside bombs and mortar attacks were common and marines say they took fire the moment they left the base. >> this is all i wanted. i just wanted some good afghan bread but thank you very much. >> now, going outside the wire is so routine that commandant of the corps mocks main street without kevlar. >> this is exactly what i think the spirit of america is what we are trying to do. >> this is this realistic is this is a sign of the things to come and future afghanistan. >> i think it is. >> locals are joining afghan army and police in greater numbers. helping to provide security and stability. the marketplace has come alive, schools and clinics are being built. and farmers are getting incentives to grow cotton and wheat instead of poppies. >> okay. thank you very much on this day before christmas marjah gives gifts in appreciation. >> the guys who live here turn from gray to white. all you have to do is demonstrate a better way of life. the guys from outside, they come in, well, they
places in afghanistan. roadside bombs and mortar attacks were common and marines say they took fire the moment they left the base. >> this is all i wanted. i just wanted some good afghan bread but thank you very much. >> now, going outside the wire is so routine that commandant of the corps mocks main street without kevlar. >> this is exactly what i think the spirit of america is what we are trying to do. >> this is this realistic is this is a sign of the things to come...
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the afghanistan president karzai dishing out hard criticism of the terror strategy if afghanistan. in a meeting with visiting german parliament speaker he said there should be a review of the strategy because the experience of the last eight years showed us the fight in the villages of afghanistan has been in effective apart from causing civilian casualties. well, the comments come as nato reports two separate roadside bomb attacks if southern afghanistan killing seven american service member and as washington steps up the pressure on karzai to root out corruption if his administration. here we go again. and now from san diego the author of the "world's movies dangerous places." is this domestic, talking to the home folks here or what? >>guest: car sty is changing horses midstream. he used to criticize america in the native language to get the afghans riled up and now doing it in english and he is looking down the road seeing we are gone and he has to make friends with the neighbors and the neighbors are fairly antiamerican so he is ratcheting up the rhetoric. >>shepard: most of th
the afghanistan president karzai dishing out hard criticism of the terror strategy if afghanistan. in a meeting with visiting german parliament speaker he said there should be a review of the strategy because the experience of the last eight years showed us the fight in the villages of afghanistan has been in effective apart from causing civilian casualties. well, the comments come as nato reports two separate roadside bomb attacks if southern afghanistan killing seven american service member...
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if anybody can do it, david petraeus is the guy who can, that is prevail in afghanistan and prevailed defeating al-qaeda in iraq and he knows count counter insurgency and might rescue the president's policy, going into the sanctuaries in pakistan where the taliban can holed up. i hope for the sake of the country he's the big winner in 2011. still ahead what to look for in the next year, hour panel gazes into the crystal balls to bring you the stories and people you'll be talking about in the year ahead. >> well, health care reform, the mid term elections and the global economic crisis dominate the headlines in 2010, what will the new year bring. our panelists gazing into the crystal balls for the big stories to watch in 2010, dorothy. >> yeah, this story will be the effort to repeal health care and gotten a tremendous boost and we now know certainly as a result of the elections that the more americans learn about health care the less they like, which is contrary to everything the administration asked and i think that you're going to see with surge of real relief they can do it that wa
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. >> julie: reporting from kabul, afghanistan. just ahead talk to retired colonel and military analyst about the possible surge get his thoughts on shifting our focus away from the taliban and afghanistan and more toward al qaeda in pakistan. >> gregg: in the meantime here at home the battle over healthcare reform is raging on with a critical senate committee vote literally days away. the president and g.o.p. are using weekly radio address and web address to talk about healthcare. president obama saying that he sees a, quote, unprecedented consensus forming on the need for reform. republicans, though, warning the plan would slap a hefty tax on many. live in washington with more on that. >> the white house has been seeking and receiving statements ever support from republicans outside of washington pressing congress to pass healthcare reform. today the democratic party released a new ad mentioning some of those g.o.p. names. they point out bob dole, former senate majority leader also, bill frist and california governor arnold schwa
. >> julie: reporting from kabul, afghanistan. just ahead talk to retired colonel and military analyst about the possible surge get his thoughts on shifting our focus away from the taliban and afghanistan and more toward al qaeda in pakistan. >> gregg: in the meantime here at home the battle over healthcare reform is raging on with a critical senate committee vote literally days away. the president and g.o.p. are using weekly radio address and web address to talk about healthcare....
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afghanistan. tonight, is history repeating? first, the president invited his national security team to the white house to talk about the plan for afghanistan. the big names were there, the vice president, the secretary of state and defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs, plus a host of others, including the afghanistan commander general stanley mcchrystal. this meeting came as we learned the president already has a copy of general mcchrystal's troop request that calls for some 40,000 additional troops to fight the war. remember, the president has sent tens of thousands of troops into afghanistan this year. he just has to decide whether the best strategy is to send more. we have a team coverage. jonathan hunt and wendell goler. >> this was the third of five or six high-level strategy meetings on afghanistan. it wrapped up half an hour ago. officials said the talks could turn to troop numbers at the fourth meeting to be held friday. the president has the trip request from the commander of u.s. fo
afghanistan. tonight, is history repeating? first, the president invited his national security team to the white house to talk about the plan for afghanistan. the big names were there, the vice president, the secretary of state and defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs, plus a host of others, including the afghanistan commander general stanley mcchrystal. this meeting came as we learned the president already has a copy of general mcchrystal's troop request that calls for some 40,000...